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The Soviet Union is officially born, after the first Russian Revolution. It is born out of communist ideas.
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The battle and race to develop more and more destructive bombs/weapons (hydrogen bomb started it) began. This was a mutually assured destruction and it sparked ban the bomb protests. Then, superpowers banned testing in space, water, and air (not underwater).
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The Truman Doctorine created many containment bills (containment is the limiting of communism to countries where it already existed) and helped limit communism.
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A movement that allowed the US to send troops and supplies to Europe, helping limit and destroy the appeal of communism.
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The Berlin Blockade was built to prevent West Berlin citizens from getting allies into their terrifoty. East Berlin tried to limit Ally involvement. The Allies airlifted supplies over the blockade.
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The Warsaw Pact was created, which was the Eastern Alliance attempting to unite Germany under a communist government so Soviets could gain complete control of Germany.
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On this date, the Vietnam War started and the US turned its efforts towards fighting communism in Vietnam, aiding the South. Anti-communists seized the country so that electrions could not take place, preventing elections and causing a guerrilla war.
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United States invaded the Bay of Pigs in Cuba, attempting to rally Cuban citizens to cause an uprising against their communist leader, Fidel Castro.
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The Berlin Wall was constructed to seperate East and West Berlin, the communists from the free people and to try to prevent the West Germans/Allies from leaving.
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The Berlin is officially torn down, signifying the end of communism and the disputes within Germany
